Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 64-13845
The Army purchased this helicopter 1065
Total flight hours at this point: 00001049
Date: 02/18/1968
Incident number: 68021812.KIA
Unit: A/123 AVN 23 INF
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT983524 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PAT983524)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Shot down by automatic weapons fire while climbing out of a pick up zone on a combat assault.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 BYRNE JEFFREY R KIA
P WO1 WILLIAMS NOEL DEAN KIA
CE SP4 HECK DAVID WILLIAM KIA
G PFC BATES BRIAN WILLIAM KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
PFC BRANDON TOMMIE, AR, PX, KIA
PFC CABELL DARRELL LEE, AR, PX, KIA
SP4 CLAYPOOL RHONDAL GENE, AR, PX, KIA
SGT STANDEFER JAMES GLENN, AR, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 12/21/2013
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